Built for inspection-heavy operations

Build the Empire. We'll Handle the Chaos.

Inspection Management Software for Contractors

Upcoming inspections, failed inspections, re-inspections, scheduling, readiness, and deadline reminders — all in one organized hub.

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  • Never miss an inspection again
  • Track pass/fail and re-inspection cycles
  • Stay ready before the inspector arrives
  • Get notified before deadlines slip
Starting at Only $99/Month
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Submitted
12
Waiting
7
Delayed
3
Approved
21
Sold
Docs
Submitted
Inspection
Closed
Permit #4421
Job Sold
Approval velocity
3 alerts
  • Permit #4421 stalled 4d
  • HOA doc missing
  • Inspection overdue
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Contractors Are Scaling With The Permit Pilot

Watch how The Permit Pilot turns permit chaos into a competitive advantage — so you can win more bids, keep crews moving, and grow without the growing pains.

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The chaos you know

The hidden problems slowing your business down

The Permit Pilot is built to eliminate these every day.

Inspections are where most jobs quietly bleed time and money. A missed window pushes everything downstream — payment, the next phase, the next job. A failed inspection without a clear correction trail turns into a second fail. And without a single view of what's scheduled, ready, or stalled, you're always reacting instead of leading.

Missed inspections

A single missed inspection stalls the job and your revenue cycle.

Failed inspections

Without clear records and follow-up, failures snowball into repeat failures.

Lost revenue from delays

Every delayed inspection pushes payment and the next job back.

Lack of visibility

Without one view of every inspection, you can't get ahead of problems.

No readiness signal

Crews show up unprepared — fail — and the cycle repeats.

Reactive instead of proactive

You find out something failed days after it happened.

PermitSketch™

Protect your business from costly documentation mistakes

When inspectors, municipalities, or customers request clarification, searching through folders and emails wastes valuable time. PermitSketch™ gives contractors a centralized location to create, store, update, and share project layouts that support compliance and permit approvals.

Still Walking Inspectors Through Paper Sketches?

Contractors lose thousands of dollars every year on failed inspections, repeat trips, and field sketches the inspector never sees in time. PermitSketch™ eliminates paper sketches and scattered notes by giving contractors a simple way to create pre-inspection layouts, deficiency markups, callback responses, and pass/fail exhibits — mark up plans, add text, arrows, and documentation from anywhere.

  • Reduce permit corrections
  • Improve inspection readiness
  • Keep crews and office staff aligned
  • Document changes instantly
  • Store everything with the permit record
  • Avoid costly project delays

Create cleaner documentation. Pass inspections faster. Build the Empire. We'll Handle the Chaos.

Smart Mail Pro · Team Collaboration

Keep Your Entire Team On The Same Page

Upgrade to Smart Mail Pro to unlock automated communication and team collaboration. Contractors, permit coordinators, technicians, sales managers, dispatchers, administrators, and office staff all access the same permit information — in real time, from anywhere. Fewer phone calls, fewer emails, better accountability across every job.

ContractorsPermit coordinatorsTechniciansSales managersDispatchersAdministratorsOffice staff

One source of truth for every role

  • Real-time permit status
  • Missing documents surfaced instantly
  • Inspection schedules in one place
  • Smart alerts before things slip
  • Customer signatures tracked end-to-end
  • Automated updates across the team

Automated updates, sent simultaneously

When something changes, the right people hear about it — automatically.

  • Internal team
    Permit approved — ready to schedule inspection.
  • Contractor
    New corrections received from the city. Action required.
  • Customer
    Your inspection is scheduled for Thursday at 10am.

Reduced permit delays

Proactive alerts and shared visibility stop permits from stalling in someone's inbox.

Better team communication

Notes, statuses, and follow-ups live on the permit — not in scattered text threads.

Improved customer experience

Automatic status updates keep customers informed without another phone call.

More efficiency, less paperwork

Centralized documents and digital signatures replace folders, faxes, and reminders.

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Features

Everything you need in one organized hub

The Permit Pilot gives you one view of every inspection across every job and jurisdiction. Schedule, log pass/fail, track re-inspections, and let Smart Alerts warn you before windows close. Crews get the prep details in their hand; you get the dashboard that tells you the day will actually finish on time.

Upcoming inspections

See every inspection scheduled across every job in one place.

Pass / fail tracking

Log outcomes and instantly see what needs a re-inspection.

Re-inspection workflow

Clear ownership for fixing fails and rescheduling fast.

Readiness checks

Surface missing documents or prep items before the inspector arrives.

Deadline reminders

Smart alerts before inspection windows close.

Calendar export

Push inspections to your team's calendars so nothing slips.

AI Permit Assistant

Meet Your AI Co-Pilot

Your personal permitting, inspection, compliance and workflow assistant.

Unlike traditional permit tracking software, The Permit Pilot includes an AI Co-Pilot designed to help contractors and office staff stay organized, reduce administrative workload, and instantly access important job information.

A proactive business assistant

  • Locate permit information instantly
  • Check permit and inspection status
  • Identify missing documents
  • Surface jobs needing attention
  • Find outstanding customer signatures
  • Track licenses and COIs
  • Monitor permit deadlines
  • View upcoming inspections
  • Answer workflow questions
  • Help navigate the platform
  • Generate reminders and alerts
  • Reduce administrative bottlenecks

Ask Co-Pilot

Real questions contractors ask every day:

  • "Which permits need customer signatures?"
  • "What inspections are scheduled this week?"
  • "Show me permits waiting for approval."
  • "Which licenses expire next month?"
  • "What jobs are missing documents?"

Let AI Co-Pilot help you spend less time searching and more time growing your business.

Benefits

Spend less time chasing paperwork. More time growing your business.

Most contractors don't lose deals because the work is bad — they lose them because permits, inspections, and paperwork quietly fall behind. The Permit Pilot pulls that overhead off your plate so you can spend the day on revenue, not recovery.

Stay organized across every job
Reduce administrative workload
Never lose track of permits
Never miss inspections
Improve team visibility
Centralize documents in one place
Simplify compliance
Save hours every week
Reduce costly delays
Focus on revenue-generating activities
Build a scalable business
Less risk, fewer mistakes
How The Permit Pilot works

Set up in minutes. Stay organized for life.

You don't need a new process — you need the one you already have to stop falling through the cracks. Import your jobs, hand the team role-based access, and let Smart Alerts and Co-Pilot do the chasing.

  1. 1

    Add your jobs

    Import customers or create jobs in seconds. The Permit Pilot links permits, documents, and inspections to every job.

  2. 2

    Track every permit

    See every permit at a glance — submitted, waiting, delayed, approved — with smart alerts when something stalls.

  3. 3

    Organize documents & signatures

    Homeowner authorizations, NOCs, COIs, licenses, inspection reports — every file lives where it belongs.

  4. 4

    Inspection management

    Track scheduled and rescheduled inspections from every municipality in one place. Get reminders before they're due, log pass/fail results, and export upcoming inspections to Google, Apple, or Outlook calendars so nothing gets missed in the field.

  5. 5

    Stay ahead with Co-Pilot

    Ask Co-Pilot anything, get instant answers, and let smart reminders close the loops for you.

Why contractors choose The Permit Pilot

The organized system behind growing contractor businesses

Built by people who've felt the chaos

Every workflow comes from real contractor operations — not generic project software bolted on.

One organized hub

Permits, inspections, COIs, NOCs, licenses, signatures and follow-ups in a single source of truth.

AI Co-Pilot included

A premium AI assistant that actually understands permits, jobs, and compliance — not a generic chatbot.

Made for office and field

Fully responsive, mobile-friendly, and fast — so dispatch, office, and crews stay in sync.

Pricing

Start Simple. Grow When You're Ready.

One plan to keep every permit organized. Add Smart Mail Pro the moment you're ready to automate communication and unlock team collaboration.

MonthlyYearly (2 months free)
Permit Pilot Core
$99/month

Everything you need to manage permits and inspections.

Track permits, inspections, documents, and deadlines in one organized system.

  • 2 Users Included
  • Permit Tracking
  • Inspection Management
  • Smart Alerts
  • Daily Permit Summary Emails
  • AI Co-Pilot
  • Permit Dashboard
  • Customer Portal
  • Document Tracking
  • Permit Readiness Checklist
  • Calendar & Agenda
  • Permit Status Tracking
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Add-on
Smart Mail Pro
+$49/month

Automate Communication. Keep Everyone In Sync.

Upgrade to Smart Mail Pro to unlock automated communication and team collaboration.

  • Automated Customer Updates
  • Team Collaboration
  • E-Signatures
  • Internal Notifications
  • Role Permissions (Owner, Admin, Editor, Viewer)
  • Activity Tracking
  • Automated Reminders
  • Additional Users
See Smart Mail Pro

Add anytime — billed on your Core renewal cycle, prorated.

User Pricing

Only pay for the users you need.

Core and Smart Mail Pro each include 2 users. Add more anytime — additional users are +$10 per user/month.

2 Users
Included
3 Users
+$10/month
5 Users
+$30/month
10 Users
+$80/month
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

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